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| Date: | Monday 17 December 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper Cub J3C |
| Owner/operator: | Section Valaisanne de l'Ae C.S. |
| Registration: | HB-OAV |
| MSN: | 12868 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Col de Menouve -
 Switzerland
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LSGS |
| LSGS |
The recreational VFR-flight was conducted in the St. Bernhard area. The flight out was at somewhat higher altitude, but below the peak of 3051m as highest in the area. The flight back was at a slightly lower altitude, where the pilot instructor Rodolphe Philippe (37) and sole occupant probably was surprised by excessive downdrafts from the mountains. The aircraft contacted the ground at approximately 2900m and was only minor damaged. Due to the inaccessability ot the terrain, the search for the plane and the slightly injured French pilot took some days.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.sust.admin.ch/inhalte/AV-berichte/101.pdf
https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=klm&facets%5Btype%5D%5B%5D=artikel&page=75&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010954023:mpeg21:a0156&resultsidentifier=ddd:010954023:mpeg21:a0153&rowid=2&pres%5Bmaxperpage%5D=36
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 August 1966 | HB-OAV | Aeroclub Suisse, Section Valais | 1 | Sitten/Airport | |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2024 18:41 | Edwin | Added |
| 30-Jun-2025 17:37 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jul-2025 17:42 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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